BALTIMORE – Catina Smith thought she knew exactly what to expect from her third pregnancy. The Baltimore native...
Sep 29, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN FRESNO, CA
ON THE GROUND IN BALTIMORE, MD
Born with a ‘target on his back’: A Black mother confronts a grim reality
ON THE GROUND IN SACRAMENTO, CA
In California, new effort launched to teach dark history of anti-Chinese bigotry
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When he went to the annual Sacramento Archives Crawl in October, Diego Leibman didn’t expect...
Sep 24, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MODESTO, CA
Why this 14-year-old California girl is the changing face of the Golden State
MODESTO, Calif. – Alani Magaña looks, acts and talks like a typical Stanislaus County 14-year-old because she is...
Sep 23, 2020
ON THE GROUND WITH AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
‘Washed away by the majority’: Inside Texas attorneys’ long fight for Latino voting rights
This dispatch is part of a series in collaboration with PBS American Experience that explores the expansion of voting rights...
Sep 21, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN WICHITA, KS
Vulnerable Kansas bird populations are a canary in a coal mine for climate change
WICHITA — It has been five months since Virginia Soyez died on a Monday in March, but every...
Sep 17, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN CAMARILLO, CA
Turning the page: Ventura County students call for reading list diversity
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Civil unrest in June following George Floyd’s death catalyzed young adults in Ventura County high...
Sep 15, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN NEW YORK, NY
‘We are part of this’: Haitian Americans in Brooklyn align with Black Lives Matter
NEW YORK — Protesters donned black on that afternoon a few months ago, as they’ve done for weeks. This time,...
Sep 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN BLUFFTON, SC
How a $3 billion USDA coronavirus program is helping feed S.C. families
BLUFFTON, S.C. — Sunlight filtered through columns of Spanish moss on a recent Thursday morning as two town...
Sep 10, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN MILWAUKEE, WI
How students of color are becoming the agents of change in Milwaukee public schools
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Students, teachers and community members rallied in front of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) central...
Sep 09, 2020
ON THE GROUND IN LONG BEACH, CA
Small business, big gains: Mom-and-pop restaurants lead North Long Beach revival
LONG BEACH, Calif. — The sounds of reggaeton playing from loud speakers outside a Latin party supply depot...
Sep 04, 2020
